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1. Can Africa fight hunger by embracing its 'forgotten' crops?

Author

Rosen, Jonathan W.

Subjects
Market trend/market analysis, Famines -- Forecasts and trends -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Droughts -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Hunger -- Forecasts and trends -- Environmental aspects, Climatic changes -- Influence, Food supply -- Forecasts and trends -- Environmental aspects, Cropping systems -- History
Abstract

The first time the rains failed, the farmers of Kanaani were prepared for it. It was April of 2021, and as climate change had made the weather increasingly erratic, families [...]

Published
2024

2. Ancient African Tree Is Neither Down Nor Out

Author

Nuwer, Rachel

Subjects
Droughts -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Baobab -- Protection and preservation -- Evaluation, Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects
Abstract

A researcher followed up on a study warning that the massive trees were in danger, and found many venerable specimens thriving. Baobabs are arboreal icons that have punctuated Africa's landscapes [...]

Published
2024

3. Killifish Drought Adaptation

Author

Engel, Liam

Subjects
Embryonic development -- Genetic aspects, Droughts -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Adaptation (Physiology) -- Genetic aspects, Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects, Cyprinodontidae -- Physiological aspects -- Natural history, Killifishes -- Physiological aspects -- Natural history
Abstract

In southern Africa, intermittent rainfall in the semi-arid climate gives rise to ephemeral pools of freshwater, conditions that would seem uninhabitable for most species. Yet the turquoise killifish (Nothobranchiusfurzeri) has […]

Published
2024

4. Climate change caused catastrophic East Africa drought, scientists say

Author

Kaplan, Sarah

Subjects
East Africa -- Environmental aspects, Famines -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Extreme weather -- Environmental aspects, Droughts -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Sarah Kaplan East Africa's worst drought in at least 40 years, which has displaced more than a million people and pushed millions more to the brink of famine, would [...]

Published
2023

5. Effects of Climate Change Intensify in Parched East Africa, Study Finds

Author

Zhong, Raymond

Subjects
East Africa -- Environmental aspects, Extreme weather -- Environmental aspects, Droughts -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Droughts like the one that has ravaged Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are now 100 times as likely as in the preindustrial era, a new study has found. Two and a [...]

Published
2023

6. As drought deepens, African nations struggle to get globe's attention

Author

Brown, Ryan Lenora

Subjects
Agriculture -- Forecasts and trends -- Environmental aspects, Droughts -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Public health -- Forecasts and trends -- Environmental aspects, Market trend/market analysis, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Ryan Lenora Brown The sky above Ramoso Pholo's fields is a glossy, postcard blue, drenching light over his neatly planted rows of corn, beans, and sunflowers. From a distance, [...]

Published
2016

7. Why is nobody talking about Africa's drought?

Author

Brown, Ryan Lenora

Subjects
Africa -- Environmental aspects -- Economic aspects, Droughts -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Climate change -- Environmental aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Ryan Lenora Brown Since late 2015, Southern and Eastern Africa have been hit hard, and scientists warn that human-aided climate change is likely to make such events more frequent. [...]

Published
2016

8. Early famine warnings saving lives in Africa

Subjects
Droughts -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Food relief -- Forecasts and trends -- Africa, Food supply -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Agricultural industry
Abstract

Byline: USGS In parts of eastern Africa, drought is of increasing concern, as poor families suffer from food shortages and the inability to grow crops and sustain livestock. Stunted growth [...]

Published
2011

10. Termite mounds help buffer dry land against climate change

Author

Milius, Susan

Subjects
Africa -- Environmental aspects, Droughts -- Environmental aspects -- Africa, Desertification -- Control -- Africa, Mounds -- Environmental aspects, Termites -- Environmental aspects, Global temperature changes -- Environmental aspects, Science and technology
Abstract

Termite mounds may help protect arid landscapes in Africa from turning into deserts as climate change exacerbates droughts. New computer simulations of stressed arid lands show that termite mounds and [...]

Published
2015

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